Key pouch



June 23, 1931. J PARRELLA 1,811,327

KEY POUCH Filed Oct. 1. 1929 INVENTOR. J05[PHA. FARRELL/4 v ATTORNEY.

Patented June 23, 1931 I 1 1,811,327

Q-ETED STATES PATENT GFFICE JOSEPH A. PARRELLA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KEY POUCH Application filed October 1, 1929. Serial No. 396,519.

This invention relatesto an improvement be of such size as to support three or four in key pouches, and has for 1ts ob ect, means keys of usual design. The members 16 are to support a plurality of sets of keys, each of course, provided with enlarged heads 19 set independent of the other. preventing their passage through the open- It 1s an obgect of the present invention to lugs 14 and 15. provide a key pouch so constructed as to en- The side 11 is provided wlth lntegral flaps case and pivotally support two separate sets 20 and 21, adapted to be folded across the of keys in such manner that either set may open side of the pouch and these flaps carry be brought into use without disturbing the female members 22 and 28, of resilient snap 10 other set. fasteners, while the wall 12 carries the male Another object is to construct such a key members 24 and 25 of such fasteners. Thus, pouch, so formed as to provide in effect two it will be seen that when the flaps are folded separate key containing pockets for receivover the open side of the pouch and the snap ing and pivotally supporting two separate fasteners engaged, the pouch will be ef- 5 sets of keys, and to further provide closure fectively held closed, thereby retaining the C1 means for each of the pockets whereby one keys 17 and 18 securely nested. As clearly of the pockets may be opened independent of shown, the member 23 may have the word the other pocket. Auto stamped on its face, the purpose of A further object of the invention is the which is to indicate to the user the keys conao provision of a key pouch of extremely simple tained in that pocket. The members 22 and design, which is strong, durable and will 23 are, preferably set back sufliciently far support a plurality of sets of keys to a high from the ends of the flaps to provide a liftdegree of efliciency. ing edge for such flaps.

Other important objects and advantages As shown in Fig. 3, the flaps 20 and 21 are of the invention will be apparent from the Spaced in such manner as to provide suflidetailed description which follows: cient clearance for the swinging of the keys In the accompanying drawings: upon thelr pivots, thus providlng in effect,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a key case an independent pocket for each set of keys. constructed 1n accordance with the 1nven- The flaps may be of any ornamental shape ac tion, or design, and the wedge shape, as shown, is

Fig, 2 is a, similar View with one of th preferable, although not essential. As shown pockets opened, in Fig. 5, the entire pouch is formed from a I Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section single piece of material folded upon itself, thereof, and is formed of leather, or other flexible 35 Fig. 4 is an end view, material.

Fig. 5 is a view of blank for forming the In Fig. 6, a slightly modified form of the pouch prior to assembly, and invention is illustrated. This form of pouch Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a. lightly embodies the same side and bottom wall 11, modified form of the invention. 12 and 13, rounded at their ends, and pro- 4-3' Referring to the drawings, in detail, the vided with the same key pivot posts 16. 9O

numeral IOdesignates the key pouch as a In this form of the invention, the flaps 20 whole, embodying side walls 11 and 12, and and 21 are omitted, and in lieu thereof the a bottom wall 13. As clearly shown, the sides are extended at points 26 and 27, and ends of the walls 11 and 12 are preferably carry the same separable snap fasteners. rounded, and each side wall is provided with This form of the invention is identical with apertures 14 and 15 for receiving two part the preferred form in operation.

pivot post members 16, of any well known In use, the operator merely notes which design. The members 16 are adapted to supkeys he wants to use, and having determined port sets of keys 17 and 18, respectively, this, the flap covering that pocket is opened,

50 and it is preferable that each member 16 and the keys are then either swung outward- 199 ly by the finger, or the case, as a whole, inverted and shaken, whereby the keys of that particular set swing outwardly upon their pivot. That key which is desired is then selected and the others swung back into the pocket and the flap resnapped. It is, therefore, obvious that-the shaking of the keys from one pocket will be independent entirely ofthe keys of the other pocket, these being securely held in place by the independent flap of such pocket. J

It will be obvious, from the foregoing, that an extremely simple and efiicient key pouch has been provided. The keys are always securely heldin the pockets by the flaps, and are readily removable at the will of theoperator. The shape and design is such as to cause the pouch to lie snugly in r the pocket of the user. Further, the keys are always held properly arranged and cannot become tangled as 1S the case with those cases having supporting means,'such as snap hooks. V v g It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but'that it includes wihin is purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims. 7 I i Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A key pouch formed of, a sheet of fle'xible material folded upon itself for providlng opposed walls, key supportlng means connecting the wal?s adjacent their ends for pivotally-supporting sets of keys and inclependent snap means connecting the walls at spaced points for controlling the swinging of each set of keys independently.

2. A key pouch formed of a sheet of flexible material folded upon itself, comprising opposed side walls, key posts uniting the said walls adjacent their: ends and adapted to pivota ly support sets of keys, flaps carried by one of said walls and adapted to fold over the other of said-walls, andjseparable snap fasteners for uniting the free ends of said flaps with the second named wall;

3. Akey pouch formed of a sheet-of fie ible material folded upon itself, providing opposed walls, key supporting posts connecting the walls adjacent their ends, and means carried by one of said walls for forming independent key receiving pockets.

4. A key pouch ,of rectangular shape formed from a sheet of flexible material,

folded upon itself,for forming opposed side walls, key posts uniting the walls adjacent their ends and. adapted to pivotally support independent sets of. keys, spaced flaps carried by one of the walls, said flaps equidistantly spacedfrom theends ofthe wall, and

coacting separable means for connecting the free ends of sald flaps wlth the opposite wall, said flaps acting to retain the keys sets of keys, integral flaps carried by one of said walls and equidistantly spaced from the ends of the wall, said flaps adapted to be folded over the other of said walls'for connecting said walls at their upper edges, snap fasteners for detachablyconnecting said flaps with the last namedwall, said flaps so spaced with respect to each other as to permit the outward swinging movement of one set of keys independent of the other.

6. A key pouch comprising a pair of. op-

posed walls permanently united at one edge,

posts carried by the opposite ends of 'said pouch for'pivotally supporting sets of keys 7 and separable means for uniting the free edges of the pouch at two different points for retaining the sets of keys independently. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH A. PARRELLA- 

